256: Chapter 256 If no one's around, I'm leaving.

"Next."

Lin Ming's gaze swept over everyone present as he asked.

There was a dead silence.

No one dared to step onto the stage to fight Lin Ming again.

"Senior Brother, aren't you going to take a break?"

Yan Nian asked in a low voice.

Senior Brother had just gone through a major battle; shouldn't he rest for a moment to recover his Origin Qi?

"No need."

Lin Ming shook his head.

The battle with Gu Muqian hadn't consumed much of his Origin Qi.

"I'll do it."

At that moment, a young man leaped up and landed on the high platform.

"Zhuang Jing of the Kongyuan Sect."

Zhuang Jing spoke with a solemn expression.

Another cultivator of the Lingtai Ninth Heaven.

As for this Kongyuan Sect, Lin Ming seemed to have heard of it; it was a medium-sized power.

It seemed he wanted to try his luck taking down Lin Ming because Lin Ming hadn't rested.

A hand seal was struck from his hands.

A water curtain appeared, enveloping the two of them within.

A moment later, the water curtain was shattered, and Zhuang Jing was directly knocked down, escorted away by the Disciples of the Kongyuan Sect.

"Senior Brother, I'm going up."

In the crowd, one person spoke to the person beside him.

"You are not his match."

Lin You's gaze fell on Lin Ming as he spoke coldly.

He was already a cultivator of the Spirit Treasury Realm now, but ever since his defeat to Lin Ming, that exchange would occasionally replay in his mind.

Since losing that battle, Lin You's status in the Shangji Sect had dropped significantly, and even his Revered Master's attitude toward him had grown much colder.

This was something Lin You found hard to accept. The disparity drove him to throw all his energy into his cultivation, allowing him to Breakthrough to the Spirit Treasury Realm in just a few months.

Until now, he remained a cultivator of the Lingcang First Heaven.

He was waiting, always waiting.

"If there's no one else, then I'm leaving."

Lin Ming looked at the people around him and said.

This time, truly no one else stepped onto the stage.

Fifteen minutes.

Fifteen minutes later, Lin Ming left the Martial Arts Arena.

Since no one was coming up, there was no point in him staying there.

However, just as Lin Ming stepped out of the Martial Arts Arena, he was blocked again.

The person blocking him this time was another old acquaintance.

"Lin You? What, do you want to have a go with me?"

Lin Ming looked at Lin You, a playful smile touching his lips.

Having not seen him for over a year, Lin You had also successfully broken through from the Lingtai Ninth Heaven to the Lingcang First Heaven.

"Lingtai Ninth Heaven... I won't bully you. I'll wait for you to Breakthrough to the Spirit Treasury Realm."

Lin You looked at Lin Ming and spoke coldly.

In his eyes, Lingcang against Lingtai was just bullying Lin Ming; there would be no meaning in winning that way.

Only by winning while in the same Realm would it count as truly defeating Lin Ming.

Because of this, since his Breakthrough, he hadn't focused his time on increasing his cultivation level, but had basically spent it all on improving his techniques.

"Spirit Treasury Realm. I'll wait for you."

After saying this, Lin You turned and left, disappearing from Lin Ming's sight.

Issuing a challenge, I see.

Lin You's words were undoubtedly an early challenge to Lin Ming, stating that they would fight again once Lin Ming reached the Spirit Treasury Realm.

Moreover, he didn't even give Lin Ming a chance to respond, essentially forcing him to accept the challenge.

Lin Ming simply acted as if he hadn't noticed.

Challenges here, challenges there—did they really think he was that free?

Lin Ming didn't return to the inn immediately but instead found a restaurant.

After several battles, he had to reward himself properly.

Day by day, time passed.

As the auction date approached, the number of people in Tianyun City increased even more, and various major powers sent representatives one after another.

After all, the items for this auction were truly too precious: eighth-grade Origin Weapons, eighth-grade Medicinal Pills, eighth-grade Heaven And Earth Treasures, Cultivation Techniques that could reach the Nirvana Realm, and so on.

In the past, it was rare for even one of these items to appear in a single auction.

But now, they were appearing across two consecutive auctions.

Naturally, this piqued the interest of many.

At the same time, many were curious about who the person providing these items was, what power was behind them, or what kind of person existed there.

However, their investigations yielded nothing.

This made them realize that the person who brought out these items was no simple character.

...

"My Lord, these items are likely being used by those of the Righteous Path to lure us into a trap."

On a cliffside, a man spoke to an ugly-faced man in front of him.

The man kept his head bowed, not even daring to look at the ugly man's back.

"Fishing? Then those people of the Righteous Path are certainly spending a fortune."

The ugly man laughed loudly.

"How many Nirvana Ancestors are there?"

The ugly man asked.

"Currently, we can only confirm that Nirvana Ancestor Yun Hua of Yuanxu Mountain is present. We don't know about the others."

The man said.

Presently, only Master Yun Hua of Yuanxu Mountain had appeared openly in Tianyun City; the other Nirvana Ancestors were unknown.

After all, the movements of a Nirvana Ancestor were not something they could easily track.

"What about the Other Shore?"

The ugly man continued.

"Baijue Mountain, Shangji Sect, Canghai Sword Pavilion, Yongzhen Sect, Ximo Mountain, and Benlei Pavilion have all sent their True Monarchs of the Other Shore. Powers like the Tianshan Sword Sect and Xiaoyun Sect also have True Monarchs of the Other Shore present. According to our estimates, there will likely be around twenty True Monarchs of the Other Shore in Tianyun City this time."

The man said.

Around twenty True Monarchs of the Other Shore—this number was already quite exaggerated.

"Twenty people."

The ugly man sneered.

And there were the Nirvana Ancestors; currently known were Master Yun Hua of Yuanxu Mountain, plus those two from the Gu Family.

"What? Are you going to make a move on Tianyun City?"

An extremely handsome man appeared behind the two, holding a folding fan.

When the ugly man saw this handsome man, a look of disgust appeared on his face.

"Yuan Laojiu, ever since you came out of the Blood Pool, you've become more and more confident, even daring to eye the Nirvana Ancestors."

Huang Hui spoke with a face full of smiles.

"Huang Laogui, if you're not out looking for men to play with, how do you have the time to come find your father? I don't have time to deal with you."

Yuan Laojiu said with a look of disgust.

"Don't worry, even if all the men in the world died out, I wouldn't look for you."

Huang Hui shook his head.

"However, this subordinate of yours is quite handsome."

Huang Hui's gaze fell upon the handsome man, sizing him up.

Seeing Huang Hui's gaze fall on him, the handsome man couldn't stop himself from trembling.

He had heard of this person—he had a passion for male beauty.

And any man he took a fancy to would die the next day, without exception.

"Get lost, my subordinates are not for you to touch."

Yuan Laojiu said coldly.

"Fine, if you won't give him to me."

Huang Hui withdrew his gaze.

"Are you really going to strike Tianyun City?"

Huang Hui looked at Yuan Laojiu.

If Yuan Laojiu really wanted to move against Tianyun City, it wouldn't be his own idea.

He wasn't stupid enough to reach that level yet.